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We're coming up on a quarter century after the 9-11 attacks, and the man accused of masterminding
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them now has a trial date. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is set to go to trial June 2028
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along with three other men accused of conspiring in the attacks. Mohammed is accused of orchestrating
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the plot to hijack four commercial planes on September 11, 2001. Two were flown into the
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World Trade Center. Another hit the Pentagon. The fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
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after passengers and crew fought back against the hijackers. Mohammed has been held at the U.S
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Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba since 2006. So why has it taken this long to get to trial
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Well, the case has been tied up for years in legal fights, including over whether statements
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that defendants made after being tortured in CIA custody can be used against them. There have also
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been years of disputes over plea deals, the death penalty, and other pretrial issues
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A previous trial date in 2021 came and went. Prosecutors wanted this one to begin in January
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2027. The judge has now set it for June 2028, giving both sides more time to resolve the issues
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still before the court
